revolution
State Security agents still monitoring artistic output
Art news
April 12, 2011
State Security agents still monitoring artistic output
The State Security Investigations Service (SSIS), the body formerly responsible for domestic security in Egypt, has ostensibly been dissolved --…
The specter of Egypt’s colonial interior
Opinion
April 11, 2011
The specter of Egypt’s colonial interior
In the spring of 1896, the British Consul-General and de facto colonial overlord of Egypt, Lord Cromer, submitted his annual…
Egypt’s revolution inspires Egyptian cartoonists
Art news
April 8, 2011
Egypt’s revolution inspires Egyptian cartoonists
On 16 January, two days after Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned, Mohamed Tawfik drew a simple cartoon. In…
A new era for US-Egypt relations?
Opinion
April 8, 2011
A new era for US-Egypt relations?
It is too early to know what the outcome of the 25 January revolution will be. We know that, for…
Graffiti claims Alexandria’s walls
Art news
April 5, 2011
Graffiti claims Alexandria’s walls
In recent weeks, Alexandria’s corniche has been the site of a remarkable artistic phenomenon. Young activists have used graffiti to…
Book review: Mubarak’s regime rehashed
Books
April 4, 2011
Book review: Mubarak’s regime rehashed
Mohamed El-Baz's new book, "The Last Pharoah," discusses the reign, corruption and eventual fall of former President Hosni Mubarak. But…
You are the leader you are looking for
Opinion
April 2, 2011
You are the leader you are looking for
I used to get bullied at school when I was younger, by an older boy who (through the haze of…
Bedouin tribes announce support for Amr Moussa in presidential race
Egypt
April 2, 2011
Bedouin tribes announce support for Amr Moussa in presidential race
Bedouin tribes in Sinai on Friday declared support for Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa in Egypt's upcoming…
London event aims to debunk revolution myths
Egypt
April 1, 2011
London event aims to debunk revolution myths
London -- There are more than a few theories circulating about the root of Egypt’s revolution: that is was an…
Revolution Interrupted? Liberating the media
Opinion
April 1, 2011
Revolution Interrupted? Liberating the media
Revolutions are tumultuous. This is the second article in a series which will tackle the tumult by discussing the obstacles…